This presentation has been prepare for the YWCA Pre Convention at B'lore, held on 7th-8th Nov. 09. It seems to address the question 'Where are Our Youth'
5. Social media is media designed to facilitate social interaction. It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. Source: Wikipedia What is Social Media?
6. India is the 7th Largest Internet Market in the worlds and growing at 11.2% a year. 21 million Indians are active on Social Media Sites. This is 60.3% of the Active Indian Internet Audience. 90% of Indian Online Users belong to the 18-45 age group. Are Young Indians on Social Networking Sites
7. On an average, an Indian makes 10.4 visits per month to a social networking site. Social Media Websites in India are growing by almost 100% year on year. Are Young Indians on Social Networking Sites
8. Facebook – Fan Page / Cause Page Ibibo, Bharat Students Orkut – community Twitter Page Blogs Photograph sites – like Flickr / Picassa Social Networking Sites Your Organization needs to be present on
9. Video Sharing Sites – Youtube, Metacafe Document Sharing Sites – Slideshare, Docstoc Forums Question n Answer sites – Yahoo, Rediff Social Networking Sites Your Organization needs to be present on
10. As a Social Justice Organization Social Networking sites are a great place to create awareness on social issue / campaigns Attract volunteers Excellent way to document your way Get feedback on your work Raise funds online Benefits of an Internet Presence And all this comes at a very little cost and a lot of volunteer time!
11. Rope in your Youth Volunteers Get Started on Social Media
